Instead of a Thousand Words

Shoji

2017-06-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

#OM-D #getolympus #PEN #mirrorless

First Roll - Yashica 635 TLR

2015-04-18T08:06:00.001-07:00

This is a special post for me. My father had a Yashica 635 TLR and as far as I can tell, the last time he used it was in 1963, well before I was born. I've had this camera for several years now, but never ran a roll of film through it. The other week, I did a quick CLA and ran a roll of Kodak Portra 160 NC through it for the first time in over half a century. Here is the first photo:

This first photo has this wonderful 3D effect! There wasn't a lot of light at this time of day and I was always shooting at f/5.6 or faster. My iPhone has a light meter app, but I only needed it a few times.

I did crop the soji photo for a better perspective, since this was one case where 6x6 was actually the wrong one.

The ncxt 3 are from the same part of the gardens:

The hellebores had a perfect spot of sunshine on them, so they were the obvious next targets. Were you able to spot the Hobbit Hole in the shadows? It's there! The viewing platform was more of an exposure test than anything else.

For the next three, the sun was starting to set, so I had a bit of the golden hour.

There really wasn't enough light for fast apertures, so most shots lack DoF since I had no tripod.

The next shot, an intentional double exposure, could have been framed and leveled better, but it's been a few years since I last tried one and never with medium format.

This next shot is a great example of how sharp this old Yashinon lens is (Tessar formula).

This tree trunk was a pleasant surprise, too. I certainly was not expecting that gorgeous, circular out-of-focus effect in the background! That was really nice to see.

Here are 2 more, just before my favorite shot of the whole roll.

Finally, this is my favorite shot of the whole set, the hexagonal stone bench sculpture with the mysterious hole drilled through it:

The next roll through this camera will be a roll of Ilford Delta 100.

Grate Celtic Knot

2015-04-17T23:31:00.000-07:00

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Iron Border

2015-04-08T21:36:00.000-07:00

The rusty iron grates were a nice contrast.

Table Leaf

2015-04-07T08:42:00.003-07:00

An autumn shot with a different shade of monochrome.

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Rain Chain

2015-04-05T22:16:00.000-07:00

I just really liked the light on this rain chain and the sheen of the metal.
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Lilac Bokeh

2015-04-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

Intentional bokeh using the Oly 75mm lens and one of the back yard residents.

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Silver Rain Drops

2015-04-03T19:18:00.000-07:00

Banded Water Tower

2015-04-02T22:48:00.000-07:00

Port Gamble

Road to Tofino

2014-12-27T13:58:00.001-08:00

One of the many pristine lakes on the road between Port Alberni and Tofino.
#film #Ektachrome64

Glacier-Fed Falls

2014-12-17T21:18:00.000-08:00

The perfect place to cool off on a hot summer day.

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Spanish Lavender

2014-12-15T22:39:00.000-08:00

Another memory from summer. This bush in the garden is usually engulfed with bees and hums.

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Bleeding Heart

2014-12-12T16:55:00.001-08:00

It's dark already and a little chilly, so I thought a photo from late spring might be a nice change of scenery.

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Rooftop Angles

2014-12-09T22:23:00.001-08:00

Pier 66

Tohono Chul Fountain

2014-12-06T22:49:00.000-08:00

Tohono Chul Park in Tucson is an interesting, colorful place. This fountain is a wall sculpture and there are usually a handful of little birds at the edge of the font drinking or bathing.

Star Filter

2014-12-04T21:18:00.000-08:00

Cheesy effect filter
#film #Kodachrome64

Strathcona Park

2014-12-02T21:51:00.001-08:00

Certainly one of my better landscapes of Strathcona Park, Vancouver Island.

#film #Ektachrome64

Iron In The Quarter

2014-11-28T13:00:00.000-08:00

One of hundreds of examples of ironwork in the French Quarter. This example isn't visible from the street, though. It's on the second floor of a hotel's courtyard.

Back Seat Photography

2014-11-27T11:21:00.001-08:00

This should really be called "Landscape Photography at 100km/h". That describes the majority of my Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks exploration. They were never destinations, just waypoints on a trip to somewhere on the other side.

#film #Ektachrome200

Toothy Vent

2014-11-25T15:12:00.002-08:00

The band of green serrations complemented the gear teeth which just seemed interesting to me.

3:1

2014-11-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

These flowers are tiny and look like little sunbursts in the morning light. This is a 200% crop of a 1:1 macro shot. Zuiko Digital 35mm, E-M1

#OM-D #getolympus #mirrorless #macromonday

Bird Sanctuary

2014-11-22T11:45:00.000-08:00

This was one of my favorite places to practice photography when I was a kid. That means I took hundreds of really bad photos! This is from a roll I took hours after I bought my first circular polarizer.

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Paver Mosaic

2014-11-21T13:14:00.000-08:00

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Liquid Minerals

2014-11-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

Like most rivers in this area, the Sauk descends directly from snow-pack and glaciers.The exposed mineral deposits are slowly eroded and give slower and still bodies of water gorgeous hues of blues and greens. I like the contrast between the 2 states of matter in this scene.

Zen Steps

2014-11-15T11:57:00.000-08:00

The botanical gardens have been re-modeled and these steps didn't survive the bulldozer. This is one of the reasons I enjoy taking photos, they are sub-second slices of history.